Illuminating-sign.



D. FERNALD & A. WHITING.

IL'LUMINATING SIGN. APPLICATION FILED DEC. a1, 1908.

Patented Aug. 24, 1909.

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ILLUMINATING-S IGN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed December31, i968. Seria1"No. 470,256. I

To all concern;

Be it known that we, DANA F ERNALD and ARTHUR- C. \Vnrrme, both citizens of the United States, and residents, respectively, of New" York city, -Manh attan, county and State of New,York, and New York city, Bronx,county and'State of New York, have jointly invented new and useful Improve- I ments in Illuminating-Signs, of which the followingis a specification.

.This' invention. relates to an illuminating sign ,which is -soconstructed that it conspicuouslypresents to view part of an electric light bulb, ',w'hile the main bodyof said bulbis under cover. The sign is Well adapted to constitute an element of a fire alarm which isset. ofi. by the breaking of the bulb. 'In the accompanying drawing: Figure 1' is" airont view of ourimproved illuminat ing sign; Fig. 2 is avertical section on line view. I U -A casing or' box.10 is perforated as at 11 for the reception-of a socket 12 which is secured to. the box by" a bail 13. Within socket I2 is seated an incandescent lamp or bulb I l-having wires 26, 29-, andpa'rtly rojecting through a central opening 15 0 an opaque cover 16. The latter -is hinged to.

box 10, at 17, and may be secured against opening by a'lock 18 which preventsan unauthorized removal of the bulb.

' Cover 16 is provided with astenciled or transparent legend, such as break glass, to indicate that bulb 14 should be broken to give an alarm. Bulb 14: has a colored face 19, that projects through opening 1 5, t0 distinguish it from other lights, while the back- Patented. u 2,4. 1909.1-

20 of the bulb in the rear of the cover 16 is of uncolored or white glass. Thus, for-in; stance, when face 19 'is made of red glass, the resulting red light \vill'plainly indicate the'location of the sign, while the white lightradiated from the back of the bulb and reflectedthrough the legend, will fgivej ii readily readable instruction of the mums,

in whichan alarm may be transmitted- For breaking bulb 14,13. hammer 21jmay be used,-which has an ,eye"22,adapted to engage'a hook 23, of, box 10 T he,hammer may be locked to the-box by a'Qchain24', which is of suflicien't length to permit the "necessarygplay. of the hammerf ,We claim: I

1'. An illuminating comprising a cover having an opening-and an additional light transmitting section," and? an electric J light'bu-lba rranged back-of said cover and having a white back in the rear .of-the cover and a colored face which-projects through said-o ening'.

2. fnff illumi'nating sign comprising an opaque-cover having an opening and a legend, and anelectric light bulb arranged back of said cover and having a white back in-the rear of-the c'overand-a colored face which projectsfthrough said opening.

. DANA FERNALD.

ARTHUR C. VVHITING.

.Witnesses:

, FRANK v. BRIESEN,

W. R. SOHULZ. 

